Robocall trends in March 2024

Here’s a quick review of robocall trends through March 2024.

The source data is from YouMail’s Robocall Index, a widely followed measure of robocall activity in the U.S.

Overall robocalls up in March

Figure 1. Monthly trend for all robocalls six months through March 2024

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were up 7.1% in March, returning very close to the number of robocalls in January. However, the dashed green line shows that the linear trend for robocalls over this date range is still declining.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in 2023. Robocalls in March 2024 were down 15% from March 2023. That makes five consecutive months in which robocalls were down from the same month in the previous year.

Scam robocalls up in March

Figure 2. Monthly trend for scam robocalls six months through March 2024

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were up 7.1% in March 2024, also returning very close to the number of scam robocalls in January. The dashed green line shows a downward linear trend for scam robocalls.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows six consecutive months in which scam robocalls were lower than the same month in the previous year.

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